New Zealanders coming home for Christmas warned quarantine hotels may be full

Military says Kiwis will be disappointed if they haven't prebooked a place as hotels approach capacity

New Zealand's quarantine hotels are approaching capacity as the military warns there may not be room to house Kiwis planning to return home for Christmas.

Some 65,000 people have passed through New Zealand's quarantine hotels since the borders closed in mid-March. Despite the facilities generally being four- and five-star establishments, there have been multiple escape attempts from them, and they have been denounced by a conservative US television host as Covid camps".